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Cisco Aironet 1520 Series Outdoor Mesh Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
Connecting to the Access Point Locally
Table 3-2 describes the status information provided by the cable modem LEDs.
Connecting to the Access Point Locally
If you need to monitor the access point locally (without connecting the access point to a wired LAN),
you can connect a PC to its console port using a DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable.
Note The console port should only be used for debugging in a lab environment.
Follow these steps to open the CLI by connecting to the access point console port:
Step 1 Open the hinged cover of the access point (see “Opening the Access Point Hinged Cover” section on
page 2-38 for instructions).
Connect a nine-pin, female DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable to the RJ-45 console port on the access point and
to the COM port on a computer (see
Figure 3-2 for the console port location).
Note The Cisco part number for the DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable is AIR-CONCAB1200. Browse to
http://www.cisco.com/go/marketplace to order a serial cable.
Step 2 Set up a terminal emulator program on your PC to communicate with the access point. Use the following
settings for the terminal emulator connection: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow
control.
Ta b l e 3-2 Cable LED Status Information
LEDs Description
Power Green indicates power is available.
Receive data Blinking green indicates that the cable modem is receiving data from the
cable network.
Send data Blinking green indicates that the cable modem is sending data to the cable
network.
Cable Green indicates that the cable modem is registered on the cable network and
is operational.
Blinking green indicates that the cable modem is performing one of these
operations:
• Booting up.
• Scanning the network and attempting to register.
• Lost registration on the cable network and attempting to reregister.
PC Green indicates that an Ethernet carrier has been detected.
Blinking green indicates that data is been transferred between the PC and
the cable modem.